I've written extensively about family issues and about education. I wrote two articles many years ago about why we need a national family policy. These articles are an excellent sample of the writing I've done on children, family and education.

Background
In the early 90s when my sons were babies and I was feeling acutely how not family-friendly the United States is, I wrote two articles for Mothering detailing what a family policy is, how European countries develop and implement family policy, how the policies differ from country to country, why the US needs a family policy and how we could fashion one based on who we are and how we like to do things.

I think I made good and balanced arguments for the having a national family policy. My sons are grown now and not only don't we have a family policy, but, in some ways, our social policies are in even worse shape now then they were twenty-something years ago. Health care and lack of decent childcare (still!) being prime examples.